We’re all familiar with Mask Nags, people who occupy themselves by scrolling through social media and leaving comments wherever they see a photo of someone who isn’t muzzled. “Nice picture, but where’s the mask?” Or who, upon hearing about a small gathering, gasps, “We’re in the middle of a pandemic!”
Will the Mask Nags’ meddlesome reign ever be over?
Last week, Ted Cruz stood inside the Capitol building and prepared to deliver remarks to assembled reporters, one of whom, off-camera, asked, “Do you mind putting a mask on for us?” The Texas Republican responded that he would put one on when he was done with his comments, and the same reporter answered, “It would make us feel better.” Cruz, to his credit, told the hypercautious scold, “You’re welcome to step away, if you’d like.”
Predictably, the blue-check Twitterati framed Cruz’s response as reckless and callous. But the exchange demonstrated the extent to which mask theater has authorized the most officious and passive-aggressive members of society to assert unquestioned control.
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